Comedy CentralOn Wednesday night's edition of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah welcomed Rep. Will Hurd, a Republican congressman from Texas. Hurd is Black, and just last month, was subjected to a racist quip from comedian Bill Maher on his HBO show Real Time.

Noah started off the interview by asking Hurd about being a Black Republican—seeing as Hurd is the only Black Republican in the House of Representatives, and one of only two Black Republicans in the 116th Congress, alongside Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.

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